Two Dachshunds Posing - Artist, Julie Deans

What an adorable little pair of dogs!! And very photogenic I might add.


This is the result of a photo-shoot from a couple weeks ago with Andy and Ruby. The weather was great, the air was crisp, but sun kept us warm, and the dogs were entertaining. These little canines have the "terrier 'tude", and considering they were originally bred to hunt badger, they needed that 'tude to be able to do their job. The personalities of these little hounds are very terrier-like, and remind me of Jack Russells (but a bit watered down, which is a good thing - no dog really compares to JRT's in 'tude).




A fun photo-shoot with great results and the owners were extremely pleased.


If you are interested in having a photo-session with your canine companion, please visit my website for more details: www.juliesillustration.com/photography or email me any time. Photo-sessions are completed on location, with natural lighting in the Halton Region.

Fun with Photoshop - Artist Julie Deans

Playing with Photoshop settings to make images look "vintage". It's a whole heck of a process, and I haven't got it quite set the way I want, but I had to showcase these two results.

Above, of course, is the little dog in all her glory, with toy in hand, uh, I mean mouth.

And below, well, I just had to share this because of the artist value and hilarity of the photo. Little E is a wonderful, entertaining subject.

(No babies were harmed in the creation of this photo, and all safety precautions were taken with the little fella during the shoot)

The Salmon Are Here - By Artist Julie Deans

Photo courtesy of Mel who joined the little dog, child, and I on day one.

I finally did it! I made it to Lowville Park in time for the salmon run ... so very proud of myself. Yes, I suppose that's kind of sad, but small things amuse ... well, you know. Be warned, this post is picture heavy, so I won't bore you with too many words, just visions of salmon spawning (love is in the air, or water actually) and fall images taken over the course of two days. Enjoy!

Little dog and child who joined me on day two.

The salmon swimming upstream to spawn.

The inevitable death after the spawn - what an odd way to live.

One of a few mysterious Lowville Woods Teepees.

Portraits of a Child - Julie Deans, Artist

Perhaps I need to start calling this blog, Dogz n' Art and One Child.

It's tough to get out for the fall foliage photos with a one month old, but it's really the rain that's holding me back this year. Stupid weather people - they gave me the impression that it was suppose to be a warm, dry fall ... HA! wrong again! Hubby and I did manage to get out on the weekend to walk in the woods with the dogs and child in tow, without camera though, hence the lack of outdoor photos. And of course, the big dog flushed a couple pheasants, though they would have been too far away for a good shot, we always see wildlife when we don't have a camera.

When the darn rain lets up, I plan on making the yearly fall trip to Lowville Park for fall pictures, and I'm hoping this year to finally catch the salmon running, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. Every year I try, and every year I miss the spawn. I have no idea what my problem is.

So, in the mean time, I'm loving the black and white photography, especially of the little guy. I did thrown in some colour though ... the outfit was too cute to feature in black and white only.

And stay tuned for some upcoming portraits that I will be featuring.

Always adorable when asleep

The look

Welcome Evan! Julie Deans, Artist

It's been a little while between posts, but I do have a good reason for my absence ... really, I do.

I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family, and this time it's not a 4 legged one. Please help me welcome Evan Douglas into the world. Actually I'm a little behind with the welcome, he arrived on September 3rd, but hey better late than never and really, I've been a little busy to post.

So without further ado, here is the little guy in all his glory!